22.12.07

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Zimbabwe hospital sets up radio station for spiritual counselling

Harare (ENI). A government-run hospital in a town near Zimbabwe's capital of Harare has set up a radio station on its premises, from where pastors from different churches broadcast messages assuring patients they have not come to the institution to die. In recent years, hospitals in this southern African country that currently faces dire economic circumstances have constantly run out of medicines as a result of the government quickly exhausting its health annual budget each year. The government says the situation is compounded by international sanctions imposed on the country and a perennial shortage of foreign currency to import vital drugs. [397 words, ENI-07-0995]